Then, with wedding photos, you have to mention wedding dresses. As we all know, wedding dresses came from the west, so what about our local wedding dresses in China? Now marriage is not the original, there is only one set of clothes, and now there are at least several sets, and among these sets, there is our local wedding dress, which everyone calls He Xiu. Of course, this is not our ancient wedding dress, but an improved one. Next, I'll give you a detailed introduction of ancient wedding dresses in China.
Perhaps in your impression, most wedding dresses are red, but in fact, in ancient times, our wedding dresses were not all red. Let's talk about the development of our ancient wedding dress first. From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty, our wedding clothes were all similar to black and red, and they also had a special name, called Jue Duan Xuan-solid color clothes.
The groom wears mysterious tail clothes and the bride wears pure clothes. It is characterized by solemnity and elegance. In ancient times, dark black was black, but what color was the earth? According to ancient records, fire is red, and red and yellow are colors, that is, when red and yellow are matched, they become colors. Why these two colors? Because people at that time were superstitious and thought that dark black and sad colors represented the coexistence of heaven and earth, and wedding was one of the top priorities in life, which needed solemnity and elegance, so dark black and sad colors were used. The Han dynasty inherited the Qin system, so most of the wedding dresses in the Han dynasty were mainly black and red. Although the color was handed down, the shape changed.
After the Han Dynasty, in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, due to the influence of metaphysics at that time, people advocated the wind of nature and pursued elegance, and even white wedding clothes appeared at that time. You know, in ancient times, funerals were usually dressed in white. So from here, we can also see how advanced the thought was at that time, or how different it was.
Moreover, hijab was popular in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The hijab began to appear in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. At first, it was used to simplify the wedding procedure during the war. At the same time, it also has the function of shielding the wind and sand, and later it has some other meanings. Although the form of hijab is still popular in some places until now, it does not always exist.
After Liu Song and Nanqi in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, this custom disappeared for a period of time, and it was not until the Song Dynasty that it became popular again.
Then came to the Tang and Song Dynasties. We all know that Tang and Song Dynasties were the two most prosperous feudal dynasties, so their wedding dresses were very different from before. In the Tang Dynasty, wedding dresses were generally for men and women, that is, the groom wore red and the bride wore green.
Because the Tang Dynasty was a relatively prosperous period, their thoughts were very different from those of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, so what they pursued was gorgeous, that is, gorgeous for the sake of beauty. Their wedding dress combines the solemnity of the past with the enthusiasm of later generations, so it looks better, although the color scheme is a little different now.
The bride's dress is called a hairpin dress. This is the dress of the court maid in the late Tang Dynasty, which was developed on the basis of Hua Chai's long-sleeved skirt or dress. There are many layers. When you put it on, it is layered. I think it's similar to the cake skirt now, and then you put on a wide-sleeved coat outside.
As we all know, the Tang Dynasty was a very open dynasty. Many foreign cultures merged with our local culture, and our culture also spread out. Therefore, the famous imperial kimono "Twelve Orders" in ancient Japan evolved from this kind of clothing. Wearing this kind of clothes, there are golden flowers in the hair, so it is also called "hairpin gift clothes". Women's wedding dresses were often used as wedding dresses in the Tang Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty, the complicated wedding dress was simplified, and it became a flower hairpin big sleeve shirt in the general sense.
In the Ming dynasty, it was Zhu Xi and official clothes that we were quite familiar with. The iron with a feather crown is not a dress, but an accessory. The rockhopper is the crown of the ancient emperor's concubine. Now the lower iron is similar to a shawl. The Ming Dynasty was shaped like a rainbow, so it was called "Xiatie". Now, on some short video platforms, we often brush such a video, that is, "according to the custom of our Central Plains, you have to marry the media, wear a crown robe and wear ten miles of red makeup."
From here, we can also see the influence of our costumes in the Ming Dynasty, and the rockhopper became a fashion at that time. The bride is wearing a rockhopper and a dress on her shoulders. In fact, the crown robe was invented in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, became a part of the dress in the Song Dynasty, and became a fashion in the Ming Dynasty. According to legend, this robe also has a certain relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang's wife Ma Huanghou.
Originally, the crown was a royal costume, and civilians were not allowed to wear it. Moreover, in the ancient books of the Ming Dynasty, there is really no record that civilians are allowed to wear rockhopper. However, Ma Huanghou said, "I, a well-known woman, can wear royal clothes when I get married-an official robe with a feathered crown, whether she is poor or rich." It is precisely because of this sentence that people have a very good evaluation of Ma Huanghou.
As we said before, the rockhopper was invented in Sui and Tang Dynasties, and became a kind of costume in Song Dynasty, but it was only a part of this costume. In the Ming Dynasty, Ma Huanghou stipulated that civilian women could wear it when they got married. Moreover, this kind of dismounting is like an official's supplement. According to their different status, they embroidered different patterns.
In addition, women's wear in the Ming Dynasty will also be matched according to men's wear. If the groom wears dark clothes, the bride should wear Zhen Hong, red skirt and fake bangs accordingly.
After the Qing Dynasty, these marriage customs were inherited and reformed to a certain extent. Until now, we still use some customs at that time. By understanding the costumes of various dynasties, we can not only know the design of costumes, but also have a certain understanding of the economy, politics and culture at that time. # Boshu Culture #